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California Modernist Zen
Montecito, California
$5,995,000

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A striking modernist home designed by architect Paul Grey in 1981 with a wonderful indoor/outdoor floor plan. Every room opens to inviting stone terraces and garden views, and breathtaking panoramic ocean and island views, all set on 2.15 acres. The harmonious living spaces with generous dimensions and modern appointments are designed for easy single floor living, but with the added benefit of a second floor on the lower level with two guest bedrooms, a spacious Project Room and an expansive Game Room. In addition to the 6,000 sq. ft. main home, there is also a charming two-room Guest Apartment above the 3-car Garage.

The spectacular design by Isabelle Greene in joint effort with Carol Valentine, is a California Zen-style garden designed with water conservation and a concern for the environment in mind. One of the first Xeriscape (dry land) designers, Greene used draught tolerant plants such as spiky Agaves, aloes, yuccas, as well as plump succulents and silver-leaved plants that provide dramatic character and require no supplementary watering, even in drought years.

The Valentine Garden has received mention in numerous National and International garden magazines and is considered one of the top 20 of the world’s most influential gardens, in an article written by Patrick Taylor on The World’s Most Influential Gardens. The Garden - Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (2006, May).

 

 

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